Dad

So Dad I hope you had a swell fathers day. I had a run and we drank to our fathers over a spectacular homemade brunch. Today Herm, Matt and I are off for a hike in Roxborough Park south and west of down town Denver. Hope today is as good as yesterday, remember to water the plants!

Photovoltaic Design and Install school part 2

Have a couple of duplicate shots but it's all good.......

PV Install, Sunny Boy and a Sunny Island

This was the first of 2 hands on sessions. I'm hoping the slide show plays in order. 6 PV modules send Vdc into the Sunny Boy inverter which then sends 240Vac to a back up or critical loads panel into a transformer which sends 120V into the Sunny Island inverter which can both charge our batteries or send power to the main AC panel for the building and any excess energy goes through the meter and out to the grid when the sun is shining.

Black Canyon of The Gunnison

Well today I went back to the canyon with a fully charged battery. The day before the battery lasted for 10 shots. The weather also seemed to have a fully charged battery as well. I had warm sun, clouds, darker clouds, rain, light soft hail, larger soft hail and then more sunshine. So if you're reading this Dad enjoy the pictures. If you click on the picture it will take you to Picasa and from there you can watch a full screen slideshow if you click a few items, just look around.

The Weekend

The weekend has arrived. It was a quiet Friday night for me. I had a nice bottle of local cabernet sauvignon, cheese, crackers and beef stick along with the newer James Bond, "Casino Royale". This morning I believe I'm headed off to the Black canyon of the Gunnison. This is suppose to be the grand canyon of Colorado. Here's the thing, it's only 5:45 am, I could be sleeping and I'm not, although I do plan on laying here for at least another hour and a half. Tomorrow I'm hoping for a bike ride since it has finally stopped with the daily rains. I hope to post some pictures of today's adventures so stay tuned Dad.

Another day down

Well day 2 of my PV, that stands for photovoltaic, course is done. I rode my bike today because it looked like a good day for it, but naturally as soon as the class ended, and I mean instantly, it started to pour down with a gully washer. I waited around for about 20 minutes and then accepted a ride home with one of my instructors. Hmmm, better luck tomorrow maybe. Prior to this torrential downpour we learned about the different PV modules and wiring in series and/or parallel to meet specific parameters. Tomorrow we begin site analysis and have a pizza dinner together, more bonding I suppose. Until the next time, cheers.

For the Folks

Yes it's been a long time but for you Dad I'll try to put a little something up while I'm in Paonia learning how to design and install photovoltaic systems. I've settled into my hosts home on the 4100 road and will plan on riding my bike the 3 miles to class and back every day weather permitting. Right now I just need to get myself out of bed and my things together for the ride. I'll let you know how the first day went this evening.